Hubble was built with a number of instruments onboard, including the Wide Field Planetary Camera (WFPC), the Goddard High ...

NASA made history with the launch of the Hubble Space Telescope aboard Space Shuttle Discovery on mission STS-31. The launch marked a pivotal moment in space exploration, ushering in a new era of ...

This week brings the Hubble Space Telescope's 35th birthday – but instead of getting presents, the Hubble team is giving out ...

Two Texas senators have introduced legislation that would strip the Smithsonian of the retired space shuttle Discovery and ...

Roughly 100 years ago, American astronomer Edwin Hubble discovered that “spiral nebulae” were actually independent galaxies, located millions of light years away from us. He also figured out that ...

The two U.S. senators from Texas are hoping to bring one of NASA’s famed space shuttles to what they call its rightful home – ...

The Space Shuttle ... houses a Space Shuttle, given the unique relationship between the entire program and its support staff in Houston. Bringing the Discovery to its final home will offer ...

The placement of Discovery has been a sensitive topic since the space shuttle was officially moved to the museum in 2012. It flew its final flight aboard a Boeing 747 to Dulles International Airport.

Since 2012, the space shuttle Discovery has been the centerpiece ... committee that has oversight of NASA. "Bringing the Discovery to its final home will offer hundreds of thousands of visitors ...